add some comments to separate more clearly sections of the config file. Add folding capabilities. Move some definitions around

elisp/extras.el

@@ -71,6 +71,10 @@
 ;; Read feeds
 (use-package elfeed)
 
+;; The following packages are base packages to enable a more featureful programming and,
+;; more generally, text editing environment. Things like, better shell/terminals, git,
+;; text folding, etc.
+
 ;; Eshell configuration
 ;; We need colors in eshell
 (use-package xterm-color)
@@ -115,12 +119,58 @@
 (use-package company
   :hook (after-init . global-company-mode))
 
-(use-package tomlparse)
-
 (use-package treemacs
   :demand t
   :bind ("<f3>" . treemacs))
 
+;; Text folding front end
+(use-package kirigami
+  :custom
+  ;; Add Kirigami to the menu bar and context menu (`context-menu-mode').
+  (kirigami-show-menu-bar t)
+  (kirigami-show-context-menu t)
+  :bind (("C-c z o" . kirigami-open-fold) ; Open fold at point
+         ("C-c z O" . kirigami-open-fold-rec) ; Open fold recursively
+         ("C-c z r" . kirigami-open-folds) ; Open all folds
+         ("C-c z c" . kirigami-close-fold) ; Close fold at point
+         ("C-c z m" . kirigami-close-folds) ; Close all folds
+         ("C-c z a" . kirigami-toggle-fold)) ; Toggle fold at point
+  :init
+  (kirigami-global-mode 1))
+
+;; Text folding back ends
+(use-package treesit-fold
+  :defer t
+  :hook (python-ts-mode . treesit-fold-mode))
+
+(use-package eglot
+  :straight (:type built-in)
+  :defer t
+  :hook ((python-base-mode . eglot-ensure)))
+
+(use-package dape)
+
+;; For a more ergonomic Emacs and `dape' experience
+(use-package repeat
+  :custom
+  (repeat-mode +1))
+
+;; Left and right side windows occupy full frame height
+(use-package emacs
+  :custom
+  (window-sides-vertical t))
+
+;; SPECIFIC PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE PACKAGES AND CONFIGURATION
+
+;; TODO search if there already is a less hacky way to do this.
+;; make emacs to call python-ts-mode whenever it would python-mode
+(setq major-mode-remap-alist
+      '((python-mode . python-ts-mode)))
+
+;; TODO do I really need this, what was the use case for including this package? It can
+;; also be better configured as by its README on its git repository.
+(use-package tomlparse)
+
 ;; Javascript and React
 (use-package rjsx-mode
   :config
@@ -180,23 +230,6 @@
 ;; View logs
 (use-package log4j-mode)
 
-(use-package eglot
-  :straight (:type built-in)
-  :defer t
-  :hook ((python-base-mode . eglot-ensure)))
-
-(use-package dape)
-
-;; For a more ergonomic Emacs and `dape' experience
-(use-package repeat
-  :custom
-  (repeat-mode +1))
-
-;; Left and right side windows occupy full frame height
-(use-package emacs
-  :custom
-  (window-sides-vertical t))
-
 ;; TRAMP
 (load "~/.emacs.d/elisp/tramp-setup.el")
 (load "~/.emacs.d/elisp/outline-keymap.el")